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LEBANON -- Funeral services have been set for 3 p.m. Sunday, May 16 at the Sellars Funeral Home on the Baddour Parkway for Mr. Campbell, 85, of Lebanon.Born Dec 20, 1924 in Athol, MA, the World War II veteran died May 11, 2010 at Alive Hospice at St. Thomas Hospital.Mr. Campbell graduated from Admiral Farragut Naval Prep School in Toms River, N.J. He attended Norwich University and enlisted in the Army Air Corp in 1943, receiving his pilot wings at Foster Field, Victoria, TX.He was the youngest 2nd Lt. in a class of 300 and was one of four in his class selected to attend Central Instructor's School, Randolph Filed, TX. Mr. Campbell graduated with Instructor's rating in 1945 and was a flight instructor at Advanced Flying School, Foster Field, Victoria, TX 1945-1946.He joined the Tennessee Air National Guard in 1954 and piloted jet aircraft until 1959 with the rank of Captain. Mr. Campbell was a member of Lebanon Rotary from 1960-1967, was on Middle TN Council Boy Scouts of America, a member Wilson County Library Board as chairman of the Building Committee, Trustee in Highland Rim Regional Library Center in Murfreesboro.He was a Junior Achievement Advisor, a director of the Lebanon / Wilson County Chamber of Commerce, 1965-1968; director of Lebanon YMCA '65-'68; director TN Retail Hdwe. Assoc. 1964-1970 and Senior Warden of the Church of the Epiphany, Episcopal.Mr. Campbell had a long and successful career as a salesman with Belknap Manufacturing and Simplicity Manufacturing Company, was co-owner of Wilson County Hardware and he and his wife enjoyed a "working retirement" as advertising account executives with Rand McNally Campground Publications.The family will receive friends at Sellars Funeral Home Sunday from 1 p.m. until the service at 3 p.m. with Pastor Matt Steinhauer officiating.Survivors include: his wife of 65 years Peggy Westmoreland Campbell; sister Jean Gearing, San Diego CA; daughters Melinda (Bill) Campbell of Powder Springs, GA; Melanie (Tommy) Crockett of Lebanon; Maryllew Campbell (Partlow) of Brentwood; Lisa (Buddy) Ingram of Carthage.Also surviving are grandsons Michael (Paola) Partlow, James Daniel Partlow, Ian (Banica) Crockett, Andy (Keisha) Campbell, Nathan Campbell; step-grandsons Jacob Ingram, Tyler Ingram; granddaughters Maggie (David)Silvey, Mary Ellen (Craig) Blackstone, Emily (Joel) Smartt, Catherine (Ollihum) Dye; 14 great-grandchildren; nieces Robin (Gary) Stallins, Margie Patton, Laura (Sam) Samal; nephew Chris (Janelle) Gearing.Mr. Campbell is preceded in death by his parents, John W. and Leona Brown Campbell and granddaughter Jennifer Lynn Campbell.The family would like to thank the caregivers at Pavilion in Lebanon, the nursing staff of Two North at UMC, the Doctors at St. Thomas Hospital and the staff of Alive Hospice. Honorary Pallbearers: sons-in-law Tommy Crockett, Bill Campbell and Buddy Ingram. Grandsons Ian Crockett, Michael and James Daniel Partlow, Andy and Nathan Campbell, Jacob and Tyler Ingram.Memorial Contributions may be made to Alive Hospice, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, or the Parkinson's Foundation.Sellars Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

LEBANON -- Funeral services will be conducted 1 p.m. Saturday, May 15 at the Ligon & Bobo Funeral Home for Mrs. Crutcher, 53, of Lebanon.Born August 27, 1956, in Wilson County, she died May 12, 2010 at University Medical Center.A member of Webb’s Baptist Chapel, she worked as a teller at Liberty State Bank in Lebanon Before becoming ill. Visitation Friday 2-8 p.m. and after 10 a.m. Saturday at Ligon & Bobo.Services will be conducted by Brother John Petree. Interment will follow in the Wilson County Memorial Gardens.Survivors include: husband Samuel D. Crutcher, whom she married June 15, 2002; children James Paul Wright, Carla Morgan Taylor and Heather Noelle Crutcher.Also surviving are fathers Carl R. Howard and William Paul Timbs; brother Mike (Rachel) Timbs; sister Michelle (Randy Taylor) Murrell; father-in-law Walter Ray Crutcher; mother-in-law Sylvia Jean Crutcher; special cousins Jerry and Sue Medlin; several nieces and nephews and brother and sisters-in-law.She was preceded in death by her mothers Betty Jean Flatt Timbs and Bobbie Bundy Howard. Pallbearers: Mike Timbs, Jerry Medlin, Randy Taylor, Wayne Howard, David and Andy Raines.A special thank you to the pediatric nurses at UMC and staff of Lebanon Health and Rehab. Arrangements by Ligon & Bobo Funeral Home.

General Sports

PADUCAH, Ky. -- Cumberland dropped the opener but Max Kautz hit a grand slam, Keith Kirby tossed five shutout innings and Kris Miller added a two-run homer for insurance in the 2nd-ranked Bulldogs 9-5 triumph over Union Univ. Thursday to win the title in the 2010 McDonald's TranSouth Championships at Brooks Stadium.

Cumberland (50-9) lost the first game, 6-1, ending a 20-game winning streak for the Bulldogs, but the club bounced back with three early runs in the second game and Kautz belted a grand slam in the fifth inning to give CU a 7-0 lead.

Union (41-15) came back with five runs on six hits in the sixth inning, but Miller belted his fifth home run of the tournament, a two-run shot in the ninth, to give the Bulldogs some breathing room and the team's sixth conference tournament championship in eight seasons in the TranSouth.

Kirby (1-0) tossed five shutout innings in just his third start of the year before running into trouble in the sixth. He allowed five runs on 10 hits in 6.2 innings to pick up his first career victory.

Daniel Kern got out of a jam in the seventh as much with his glove as with his arm. With two runners on and two outs, Beau Baker lined a chopper up the middle that was headed for centerfield, but Kern got just enough of it with his glove that shortstop Sam Kika ran it down behind the bag and flipped to second base to end the threat.

Kern walked one in the eighth and allowed a leadoff single in the ninth, but earned his sixth save with two strikeouts in 2.1 innings.

Union starter Brad Davis (2-3) gave up nine runs on 16 hits but worked the whole game for a very depleted staff. He walked one and struck out five in 8.2 innings.